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I am considering putting a Nintendo Wii in our Lecture Room for lunchtime use. I hope to relieve employee stress and start some bonding between groups.
Has anyone done this? What pros and cons can yo
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 1/22/2009 3:40 AM EST
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I am considering putting a Nintendo Wii in our Lecture Room for lunchtime use. I hope to relieve employee stress and start some bonding between groups.
Has anyone done this? What pros and cons can you see? Thanks, Jen |
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 1/22/2009 8:21 AM EST
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Check out this article for more info:
http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/26/02/20/index.php |
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 1/22/2009 8:23 AM EST
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I agree with Nork. My main concern would be people getting injured and with the Wii, I don't think the chances are that remote. There is a reason that they have little warning pictures of people getting smacked with the remotes. In fact, the first day I got the Wii I was smacked pretty hard.
I'd also be concerned about having to "police" the Wii, since inevitably there will be "Wii hogs" who don't share or people who are playing when they should be working. I know I wouldn't want to deal with that, and I'm pretty sure none of the managers I work with would want to either. |
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 1/22/2009 9:47 AM EST
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It also depends on what games you are getting. There's a big difference between Resident Evil 4 and Wii Fit.
If you are going to do it, I would check with your WC carrier and see what suggestions they may have. There's probably some correlation in risk between Wii and exercise equipment. |
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 2/4/2009 8:47 AM EST
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Personally, if you feel your employees need a place/resource to blow off steam I say go for it. worrying about other factors i.e. injuries from the remote etc... c`mon we're all adults and can handle not throwing things across the room. as for hogs - I would suggest getting a few systems up on a few screens with the right amount of space and if space is an issue you can consider a regular gaming console |
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Wii in the Workplace
posted at 2/4/2009 9:34 AM EST
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Depending on your workspace/workplace you can have a lot of fun with it. I used it before at company luncheons and it was fun. As long as there is ample space- you could organize tournaments (tennis doubles/bowling etc) and turn it into team building. Instead of leaving it in there all the time you could designate certain days as Wii days. People may take it for granted or only certain people will use it. If it is not there every day, employees may surprise you by organizing some other stress busting activity on the off days. |
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